Well, what feels like a majority of the month of July being spent oceanside at one of my favorite beaches ever, is finally coming to a close…

Ocean looked almost tropical on this day, so crazy! I mean… North Carolina?

And I’d be lyin’ if I said I’m not a little bit bummed about that 😉

However I’m so very grateful for all the blue skies, sunny days and time spent with loved ones creating fabulous memories that I know I’ll cherish forever!!

I’m still trying to figure out how we were so fortunate to have amazing not-too-hot summer temperatures and not a drop of rain during the entire week either, but hey, who am I to question things??

Only a quick offshore storm that I was just fine with staying far away in the distance!!

Pretty much the most incredible weather and water conditions that I can remember in my many years of traveling to the Outer Banks…

And for that, I am thankful 😀

But now it’s back to reality… *sigh*

Back to alarm clocks. Back to days spent indoors. Back to the normal buzz of life, sans ocean and sand-filled days. Back to “real life” or so they call it 😛

So I thought, hey, if you can’t beat ’em then why not join ’em. And have a little fun with it!

So in an effort to “balance” out what seems to be days on end of vacation, I have decided to challenge myself to come up with some frugal and waist-line friendly recipes for the rest of the month. Figured that might keep me entertained 😉

And you know what that means… I’ll be sharing them with YOU!!

Sound ok? Good.

First up, a simple lunch or dinner idea using this new Chobani flavor.

COCONUT?!?! I mean. Be still, my beating heart…

Only my favorite flavor of anything ever in all the world (this is a fact, friends). And also pretty fitting for a post-vacation treat, right?

This new recipe, which has just 6 simple ingredients, I think you guys are really going to like. Or at least I hope so, since I know I sure did 🙂